Where is the biggest desert in the world? The Sahara Desert is the biggest desert on earth. The Arab word 'Sahara' means wilderness, and the name Sahara was derived from this. This great desert is more than 3,000 miles long and in most places is over 1,000 miles wide. This desert is spread in one-third of Africa, and covers parts of ten Arab and African countries. Because of the dry, barren sand, the temperature during daytime goes very high here from 80 to 85oF. In summer it goes even higher - about 110oF. Though sandy, the Sahara is not flat and sandy completely. There are mountains more than 10,000 feet high, and there are desert plants in most places. The only totally barren parts of this desert are the `ergs', which are big areas consisting of shifting sand dunes. Even the tribesmen who are used to the life in deserts avoid these ergs! For Details
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